Table 2.
Perioperative and pathologic factors in patients undergoing resection for cholangiocarcinoma (n= 32)
| Factors | Patients, n |
|---|---|
| AJCC cancer stage14 | |
| Stage I | 9 |
| Stage II | 11 |
| Stage III | 7 |
| Stage IV | 5 |
| Grade 2 disease | 20 |
| Nodal disease present | 9 |
| Negative margins | 18 |
| Fibrosis | 16 |
| Perineural invasion | 21 |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 13 |
| Complications | 7 |
| Mortality | 3 |
AJCC, American Joint Commission on Cancer.